RESIDENCY IN PHARMACY PRACTICE
Accredited by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Residency Year July 1-June 30

Available Rotations Include The Following:*

Inpatient Pharmaceutical Care

• Critical Care
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Neurological Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Infectious Diseases
• Orthopedic Surgery/Pain Consult Service
• Oncology
• Solid Organ Transplant (liver, kidney, heart/lung)
• Cardiology
• Psychiatry

Ambulatory Pharmaceutical Care

• Anticoagulation Clinic
• HIV Clinic
• Diabetes Clinic
• Epilepsy Clinic
• Primary Care Clinic / General Medicine
• Oncology Clinic
• Depression Clinic
• Family Health Clinic
• Memory Clinic

Hospital Policy, Information and Economics

Managed Pharmaceutical Care

*Available rotations subject to change, depending on clinical priorities.

Our Purpose

The residency program is designed to develop leadership skills and to provide residents with training and experience in inpatient and outpatient clinical pharmacy practice, teaching, research, health policy administration, and medication use and outcomes. The major emphasis of the program is on the provision of pharmaceutical care and teaching of pharmacy students and other health care practitioners. Professional practice experience is offered in many patient care areas of the Medical Center at the University of California, San Francisco.

A customized plan is developed for each resident on the basis of past experiences, areas of interest and with the intent to provide each resident with a strong foundation in key areas of pharmaceutical care. In all areas to which residents are assigned, they assume the role and responsibility of "team" members in the service, as well as teaching and administrative aspects of the unit.

A major strength of the program is the large number of clinical faculty and instructors with many years of experience in various clinical specialties and in the areas of pharmacoeconomics, health outcomes and health policy. Completion of a research project, under faculty preceptorship, is required. Another strength of the program is its teaching component. Residents serve as primary preceptors to students on rotations and also serve as small group facilitators and lecturers in the Pharmacy Therapeutics Series. A teaching certificate is awarded upon completion of the program.

In 2008, the School was ranked first among the nation's pharmacy schools, and the Medical Center was ranked in the top 10 among academic medical centers in the nation. The Medical Center consists of Moffitt and Long Hospitals, Ambulatory Care Center, Mt. Zion Hospital, Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, UCSF Children's Hospital, and has affiliations with San Francisco General Hospital and the VA San Francisco Medical Center.

Information regarding the campus and its various programs is available at http://www.ucsf.edu.

The following topics are covered during resident seminars:

• Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
• Code Blue Training
• Research Design and Methods
• Career Planning
• Management Issues and Topics
• Education and Teaching Methods
• Presenting Research at Professional Meetings

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Clinical Pharmacy Clerkship Students
• Clinical Pharmacy Student Conferences
• Physician/Nursing In-service Lectures
• Patient Education

Selection Criteria And Process

All candidates must meet the following criteria:

1. Possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited school or college of pharmacy; or a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree and equivalent clinical experience.
2. Be eligible to apply for a license to practice pharmacy in the State of California.
3. Have completed a professional curriculum which includes significant clinical clerkship experience.
4. Have completed at least one year of professional pharmacy practice (approximately 1500 hours) as a student or graduate pharmacist.
5. Participate in the ASHP Residency Matching Program.

Candidates are chosen by the Resident Selection Committee comprised of faculty members, pharmacy staff and residents. The following are considered during the selection process:

1. Professional competence – based upon the applicant's performance in clinical clerkship courses.
2. Scholastic achievement – based upon the applicant's college record.
3. Leadership potential – based upon the nature and extent of the applicant's involvement in professional, community or public services, and social activities.
4. Ability to communicate – assessment of verbal communicative skills based upon the applicant's personal interview and clinical clerkship performance. An on-site interview is required.
5. Ability to work cooperatively with others; comprehension of the current standards of pharmacy practice; and understanding of the challenges of professional pharmacy practice.

Salary: Approximately $42,000 annually (paid on a monthly basis)
Vacation: Two weeks
Professional Leave: One-two weeks (to attend professional meetings)
Health Insurance: Paid (Supplemental coverage available)

Deadline For Application: January 5

Requests for further information and letters of application should be sent to:

Joyce August
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco
Room C 152, Box 0622
San Francisco, CA 94143-0622
tel. (415) 476-2353